I'm partial to 'MacDougall's Pride' (Ashley MacIsaac) or believe it or 'Lament for the Reverend Archie Beaton'-it's not morose, I think it's william marshal and is played well by Natalie Master. Both are really nice in a church.
The Bride's A Bonny Wee Thing (Shetlands) is a good prcessional march. But listen to a recording of it - don't just try to learn it off the dots - in order to get the rhythm(!)
If your friend is called Jenny and her fiance's name is Charlie, then you should play "Jenny's Welcome to Charlie." Try searching for tunes with their names. You might come across some nice ones.
In the past, I've played a slow march for the entry of the bride, which seems reasonably appopriate. At a wedding I was at the weekend before last, the groom only realised 2 minutes before the service that he'd forgotten the CD he was going to play, and requested I play "something, anything"... talk about being put on the spot!
Later in the service, I also played a Highland slow air from the Fraser collection which I think is beautiful called "the Nuptial
Knot". Appropriate title, I thought, and it seemed to go down well. I've got the ABC but I'm afraid I'm not allowed to put it here or in the tune collection, so you'll have to find it yourself I you're interested. I think I found it in John Chambers' tune collection.
And after the actual ceremony, he wanted "Catharsis" which did seem a little... unusual to me, but it's their service!
Assuming most of the people at the wedding don't know a great deal about ITM, the relevance of the name of a tune will be lost totally on them unless it is a song with words.
Having said that I played at a wedding where the groom was a McLeod, and I found on JC Tunefinder this great March called 'Jock McLeod's Wedding March'. It was very appropriate, but any March would be ideal for the beginning and something lively at the end. Carolan stuff in the middle works well.
Cheers
When the name of the processional is to be printed in the program, it gets pretty important...
We've often had folks planning their weddings ask us for tunes or songs because of the name or a melody, and then we have to tell them, "Ummm... that's one of those in which he kills the girl..[or some other terrible outcome]. Could we use a different one?!" LOL!!
If you're not locked into an Irish traditional piece, The Montana Mandolin Society has a CD out called "As Far As I Can See" which has a tune called "Queen's Jubilee," which I played for a friend's wedding. Lovely piece. That CD and their other one (name escapes me) are both fine collections - some from old sources, some that they have written.
My friends had an uilleann piper, fiddle player and flute at their wedding. They did O'Carolan tunes, notably Hewlett, O'Carolan's concerto; thoses tunes were played at our wedding way back when Matt Kiernan was still alive-Ok all you pipers, you can tell how old/married I've been. During cocktails, they did Haste to the wedding, Blarney Pilgrim ( my request), O'Carolan's Concerto and others.
Hewlett as a recessional fits well; and I have heart strings tied to the concerto.
Tune for a wedding
Tune for a wedding
Hey guys
A friend of mine has asked me to play a tune as she's walking down the isle at her wedding next July.
Any ideas of tunes?
Fran
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by frannyc
Re: Tune for a wedding
why not write one? it makes a very original present if you frame up a copy as well.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by izzymac
Re: Tune for a wedding
I think there's a tune called the wedding jig, or reel or something...
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Folkie Junkie
Re: Tune for a wedding
No sorry, it's called the Bridal Jig. It's really nice aswell, very cheerful. I got it off this celtic collections cd.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Folkie Junkie
Re: Tune for a wedding
I'm partial to 'MacDougall's Pride' (Ashley MacIsaac) or believe it or 'Lament for the Reverend Archie Beaton'-it's not morose, I think it's william marshal and is played well by Natalie Master. Both are really nice in a church.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by c_ya
Re: Tune for a wedding
...something quicker for the exit... I would have to suggest The Princess and the Frog you can learn it from winnie horan's new single album.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by c_ya
Re: Tune for a wedding
The Bride's A Bonny Wee Thing (Shetlands) is a good prcessional march. But listen to a recording of it - don't just try to learn it off the dots - in order to get the rhythm(!)
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Ottery
Re: Tune for a wedding
If your friend is called Jenny and her fiance's name is Charlie, then you should play "Jenny's Welcome to Charlie." Try searching for tunes with their names. You might come across some nice ones.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by slainte
Re: Tune for a wedding
In the past, I've played a slow march for the entry of the bride, which seems reasonably appopriate. At a wedding I was at the weekend before last, the groom only realised 2 minutes before the service that he'd forgotten the CD he was going to play, and requested I play "something, anything"... talk about being put on the spot!
Later in the service, I also played a Highland slow air from the Fraser collection which I think is beautiful called "the Nuptial
Knot". Appropriate title, I thought, and it seemed to go down well. I've got the ABC but I'm afraid I'm not allowed to put it here or in the tune collection, so you'll have to find it yourself I you're interested. I think I found it in John Chambers' tune collection.
And after the actual ceremony, he wanted "Catharsis" which did seem a little... unusual to me, but it's their service!
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by rog
Re: Tune for a wedding
The Wedding Reel?
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by MichaelBolton
Re: Tune for a wedding
Don't forget about the Honeymoon reel
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by JMH
Re: Tune for a wedding
The Breton Wedding March.It's on this site.
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd
Re: Tune for a wedding
Try Carolan stuff for the processional. Jigs seem to work well for the recessional, too.
# Posted on August 9th 2004 by Zina Lee
Re: Tune for a wedding
Assuming most of the people at the wedding don't know a great deal about ITM, the relevance of the name of a tune will be lost totally on them unless it is a song with words.
Having said that I played at a wedding where the groom was a McLeod, and I found on JC Tunefinder this great March called 'Jock McLeod's Wedding March'. It was very appropriate, but any March would be ideal for the beginning and something lively at the end. Carolan stuff in the middle works well.
Cheers
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Donough
Re: Tune for a wedding
There were some good ideas on this thread from a couple of weeks ago: http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4117
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Phantom Button
Re: Tune for a wedding
mind you, the name of the tune can be printed in the order of service, which kinda makes it relevant again...
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by rog
Re: Tune for a wedding
There's a hornpipe called "Bainis" (Irish for "Wedding") written by Josephine Marsh for Kevin Griffin's wedding. It's on her solo album:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/347 .
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by GaryAMartin
Re: Tune for a wedding
When the name of the processional is to be printed in the program, it gets pretty important...
We've often had folks planning their weddings ask us for tunes or songs because of the name or a melody, and then we have to tell them, "Ummm... that's one of those in which he kills the girl..[or some other terrible outcome]. Could we use a different one?!" LOL!!
Thanks for all the great suggestions here!
stv
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by stv culchie
Re: Tune for a wedding
The Wedding Jig - three parts - recorded by La Lugh
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by snorre
Re: Tune for a wedding
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1235/details
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by snorre
Re: Tune for a wedding
If you're not locked into an Irish traditional piece, The Montana Mandolin Society has a CD out called "As Far As I Can See" which has a tune called "Queen's Jubilee," which I played for a friend's wedding. Lovely piece. That CD and their other one (name escapes me) are both fine collections - some from old sources, some that they have written.
# Posted on August 10th 2004 by Dwatted Wabbit
Re: Tune for a wedding
My friends had an uilleann piper, fiddle player and flute at their wedding. They did O'Carolan tunes, notably Hewlett, O'Carolan's concerto; thoses tunes were played at our wedding way back when Matt Kiernan was still alive-Ok all you pipers, you can tell how old/married I've been. During cocktails, they did Haste to the wedding, Blarney Pilgrim ( my request), O'Carolan's Concerto and others.
Hewlett as a recessional fits well; and I have heart strings tied to the concerto.
# Posted on August 11th 2004 by I_Fel
Re: Tune for a wedding
If your late, maybe you should play 'haste to the Wedding"...
Of course, I always liked "Mari's Wedding", partially cause one of my best friends name is Mari.
# Posted on August 14th 2004 by Aaronjw